Loading device.



PATENTED JULY 26, 1904. J. P. FOSTER. LOADING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 26, 1904. N0 MODEL.

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ATTORNEYS No. 766,029. PATBNTBDHJ'ULY 26,1904. J. P. FOSTER.

LOADING DEVICE.-

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JAMES P. FOSTER, OF LONDON, OHIO.

LOADING DEVlCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 766,029, dated July 26,1904.

Application filed May 26, 1904. Serial No. 209,820. (No model.) i

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES P. FOSTER, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of London, in the county of Madison and State of Ohio,haveinvented a new and Improved Loading Device, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to a loading device which is capable of generaluse, but is especially adapted for attachment to a wagon to be used in afield for loading grain and similar materials. Although capable of manyother uses, it may conveniently be described as applied to the loadingof corn on wagons. At present in many parts of the country corn after itis husked is thrown on the ground and when the wagons come along toreceive it has to be picked up by hand and thrown over the sides of thewagons. This is a very laborious and slow process, and the main objectof my invention is to do away with it.

This result I accomplishby means of an improved loading device designedto be applied to a wagon and to be used with sacks for holding the cornor other material.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side view of a wagon with a preferred form of my inventionapplied thereto. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same on the line 2 2of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 4:. Fig.4c is a plan view of the same device with certain operating partsremoved. Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line5 5 of Fig. 3, on anenlarged scale; and Fig. 6 is an enlarged view of certain details.

A represents a wagon of the kind ordinarily used for gathering up corn.On the sides thereof is placed a frame 6. This frame is provided withslots 6 in its downwardly-projecting feet. into which the tops of thesides of the wagon are adapted to fit in order that the frame may restupon the wagon. Z2 are preferably provided for holding the feet upon oneside of the wagon. The curved main portion 7) comprises cross-bars b andlongitudinal bars Z) and is provided in the up- Screws per portion ofthe curved part with a crossbar 6 which may be curved, as shown in thedrawings, or of any desired shape. In addition to the longitudinal bars5 a bar Z2 is preferably employed, extending parallel to thelongitudinal bars and acting as a pivot for the upper part c of a slide.This slide is composed of said part c and a second part O. The upperpart of section 0 is provided with a roller 0, rotatably mounted uponthe bar 6 and with a pair of projections '0 upon its lower end. Thelower section O is pivoted to these projections by means of pivots O.Both sections of the slide are provided with crosspieces or rounds O andc and with tracks, (represented by O in Fig. Upon these tracks isadapted to ride a slide (Z, provided with wheels d and with guides (Zfor engaging the under side of the track and keeping the slide upon thetrack.

O" is a stop on the bottom of the lower section O to prevent the slidefrom disengagement from the lower end of the track. The slide is alsoprovided with a flexible strap (Z which may be of leather or any otherdesired material and upon which is mounted aneye 6Z adapted to receive ahook 0 carried by a block a containing a pulley 6', upon which the ropec for operating the device is adapted to run. This rope e is fixed atone endupon a frame I), mounted on the cross-bar b, and runs over apulley 0 mounted in said frame. The lower end of the rope 6 runs overthe roller 0 to a position convenient to the operator on the ground.

f is a sack in which the corn is designed to be placed after husking.These sacks will be deposited around the field in convenient places andwill serve to protect the corn from rain and dirt, so that when gatheredup the corn may be discharged into the wagon in a clean state. The sacksare provided with fastening devices, preferably consisting of a cord fand buttons f Each sack is also preferably provided with a tongue f Fromthe illustrations and description it will be seen that this particularembodiment of my invention may be operated as follows: The frame 5 isplaced upon the wagon-body in the position shown in the figures and thetrack-frame c C placed in the position shown in full lines in Fig. 2. Asack of corn is then placed on the slide (Z, and the strap (Z is passedthrough an eyef on the back of the sack. After this the hook e upon theblock 6 is passed through the eye CZ, and the rope c is then in theposition shown in Fig. 2. The sack is then loosened by unfastening thecord f" from the buttons f and the tongue turned back, if necessary, sothat the corn lies in such a position that it will be easily dischargedfrom the sack upon the operation of the device. The operator then pullsupon the rope at the end a and draws the slide and sack up the track.when the weight of the slide and sack is transferred to the upper end ofthe section 0, it will force it to be tilted on its pivot to theposition shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, which will cause the corn tobe dumped into the body of the wagon. Upon releasing the. rope the partswill readily assume the position shown in full lines in this figure, andthe sack may be removed and replaced by another one. When it is desiredto pass along to a new position, the parts will be folded up and placedin the wagon.

Although I have illustrated one practical embodiment of my invention, itwill be obvious that many modifications may be made therein and that theinvention is not limited to the exact structure and details illustrated;but the spirit thereof is represented in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A loading device comprising a frame adapted torest on the top of a wagon, a second frame pivoted to saidfirst-mentioned frame and having a track thereon, and a slide on thetrack.

2. A loading device comprising a frame adapted to rest on a wagon, atrack-frame pivoted thereto, a slide on the track, and means forelevating the slide along the track.

3. A loading device comprising a frame adapted to rest on a wagon, atrack-frame in two parts pivoted together, one of said parts beingpivoted to said first-mentioned frame, and a slide on the track-frame.

A. A leading device comprising a frame adapted to rest on a wagon, atrack-frame pivoted thereto, and a slide on said track-frame havingmeans for securing a sack thereto.

5. A leading device comprising a frame adapted to rest on a wagon, meansfor securing it to the side of the wagon, a track-frame pivoted to saidfirst-mentioned frame, and a slide on said track-frame.

6. A leading device comprising a frame having downwardly-projectingfeet, slots in said feet adapted to fit over the sides of a wagonbody, ascrew for fastening the frame to one side of the wagon-body, and atrack-frame pivoted to said last-mentioned frame.

7. A loading device comprising a frame adapted to rest on a wagon, atrack-frame pivoted thereto, a slide on the track-frame, and means forelevating the slide, comprising a pulley mounted on said first-mentionedframe, an eye connected to the slide, a pulley connected to said eye,and a flexible connection for said pulleys.

8. A loading device comprising a frame adapted to rest on the top of aWagon-body, a second frame pivoted thereto and having a track thereon, aslide adapted to run on said track, and means for moving said slide onthe track comprising a pulley mounted on said first-mentioned frame, aflexible strap connected to the slide, a pulley removably connected withsaid strap, and a rope passing around said pulleys and secured at oneend to said first-mentioned frame.

9. A leading device comprising a frame adapted to rest on a wagon, asecond frame comprising a section pivoted to said first-mentioned frameand having projections, a second section pivoted to said projections,and means for preventing said parts from swinging on their pivots in onedirection beyond a certain point.

10. A leading device comprising a frame, an inclined frame pivotedthereto, a slide on said inclined frame, means for raising said slidealong the inclined frame, and means for causing the slide to be tiltedupon reaching the upper end of the inclined frame.

11. A loading device comprising a frame adapted to rest on a wagon, aninclined frame pivoted thereto and having a track thereon, a slide onsaid track, means for raising the slide along the track, and means forcausing the slide to be tilted upon reaching the point at which theinclined frameis pivoted to the firstmentioned frame.

12. A loading device comprising a frame adapted to rest on the top of awagon-body, an inclined frame pivoted thereto and having a trackthereon, and a slide on the track provided with a strap having an eyefor securing a sack to the slide.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES P. FOSTER. lVitnesses:

J. F. DECK, H. B. l/VELSH.

